Did you e-file your return? There is no way to cancel an e-file.
No. Once you e-file a tax return it is like putting into a U.S. mailbox on the corner. You cannot get it back.
You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it
If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.” The changes will go nowhere.
Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return. The IRS will not begin to accept/reject e-files until late in January, so you are going to wait a few weeks to see what happens with your incorrect tax return.
If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.
If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund. THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally. You will need to use a form called a 1040X.
Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself. Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed
The Form 1040X you need became available in late February, But wait until your return has been processed.